Though they were intimate friends, their having the same pretentions gradually created a coolness between them, and their friendship grew into an indifference, without their being able to come to an explanation on the matter.

虽然他们是亲密的朋友，但他们的自命不凡逐渐在他们之间产生了一种冷漠，他们的友谊变成了冷漠，他们无法对此事做出解释。